- December 13, 2025
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Christina Reynolds of ShortStaf celebrates being named a 40 Under 40 winner.
More than 200 people attended the Oct. 9 event.
40 under 40 winners are from the nine counties in the Business Observer's coverage area, on the west coast of Florida.
The Business Observer has published a 40 under 40 issue for more than 25 years.
40 under 40 winner Kiarra Womack, with the William G. and Marie Selby Foundation, second from left, celebrates with friends and family.
Business Observer Managing Editor Mark Gordon and 40 under 40 winner Brad Hannon with Signature Medicare Solutions model one of the evening's business care-drop, take-home prizes.
Brian Crotty, with Kokomo Charters and Kokomo Yacht Club in Sarasota, was the lead sponsor for the 40 under 40 event. At left is Observer Media Group COO and Executive Editor Kat Wingert.
40 under 40 winner Tatum Walker, with the Lee County Economic Development Office, shakes hands with Observer Media Group CEO Matt Walsh, next to Teri Hansen, with Fort Myers-based Priority Marketing.
Laura Spencer and Patricia Courtois celebrated the winners.
April Miller, a vice president and treasury services manager at BayFirst National Bank, stands at the center of a cheering section.
The Business Observer held its annual 40 Under 40 event Oct. 9 at The Ora in Sarasota.
More than 200 people celebrated the winners of the annual issue that shines the spotlight on the region’s up and coming leaders. Winners span a variety of fields and industries, among them real estate, technology, health care and tourism. Nearly half founded a company or a nonprofit. Every winner fits this intangible the Business Observer looks for every year in choosing the 40 winners: the type of leader you need to know if you are new to town.
For more on the issue, read the stories on each winner.
